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Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2009 | Volume: 12 | Issue: 5 | Page No.: 459-462
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2009.459.462
Partial Characterization of the Lectin of Runner Beans (Phaseolus coccieneus) Var. Alubia
Eduardo Armienta-Aldana, Manuel Moreno-Legorreta, Ernesto Armienta-Aldana and Sandra Viviana Laguna-Granados

Abstract: We extracted and partial characterized lectin from runner beans (Phaseolus coccineus L.). This lectin shows a great affinity to fetuin-agarose column like others lectins and the electrophoretic gels point one band of ≈ 45 kDa. In addition to the previous assays, we detected the presence of lectins by agglutination assays. We know that lectins are non-enzymatic proteins or glycoproteins that bind carbohydrates. The biological function of plant lectins is not fully understood, but they are hypothesized to be involved in a number of intrinsic processes. Many of those processes include hemagglutination. We believe that the P. coocineus lectin will be an important tool for know the properties of many lectins, included their capacity to detected and quantify tumor markers.

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Eduardo Armienta-Aldana, Manuel Moreno-Legorreta, Ernesto Armienta-Aldana and Sandra Viviana Laguna-Granados, 2009. Partial Characterization of the Lectin of Runner Beans (Phaseolus coccieneus) Var. Alubia. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 12: 459-462.

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